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US ECONOMY

COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
Don't rule out a global recession next year
The global economy is not flirting with a new recession yet, but it's not a remote possibility either.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2015
Industrial output drops unexpectedly for second month
Japan's industrial output unexpectedly fell in August, raising concern that the economy may have fallen back into its second recession since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took government.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2015
Abe's pivot to his economic policy
Instead of spouting nice-sounding slogans, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should conduct a sober assessment of what his economic policies have lacked and what is needed going forward.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2015
Does it matter that Japan got downgraded?
The Japanese sovereign downgrade isn't a meaningful development and markets will ignore it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
China reportedly seizes up to $157 billion of unspent money from local governments
Chinese authorities have seized up to 1 trillion yuan ($157 billion) from local governments that failed to spend their budget allocations, sources said, as Beijing seeks ways to stimulate economic growth, which is at its slowest for 25 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Chinese leaders turn to former Premier Zhu Rongji for advice on economic reform
When top leaders from China's Communist Party made their annual pilgrimage to the seaside resort of Beidaihe last month, they turned to an old master for economic advice, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2015
Tokyo Steel cuts prices as China drives supply glut
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Japan's biggest steel maker from scrap iron, cut all of its monthly contract prices for the first time in almost a year as China's overcapacity hurt its exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 15, 2015
In Japan, the rise of the machines solves a labor problem
The rise of the machines in the workplace has U.S. and European experts predicting massive unemployment and tumbling wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2015
China experts highlight need for economy based on consumption, innovation
Can the Chinese economy continue to thrive? This was the question that dominated discussions among leading Chinese and foreign business executives who gathered at a World Economic Forum meeting in the northeastern city of Dalian last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2015
Mitsubishi UFJ pivots back toward Japan as Krugman laments economy
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the lender that has made about $13 billion in acquisitions overseas since its founding a decade ago, is making a pivot toward its home market.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2015
What Japan's next stimulus may look like as Abe runs on fumes
The anemic economy is prompting calls for another fiscal boost. If history and the government's strained finances are any guide, a package is likely to redirect cash already on the books.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2015
Golf's slide in Japan sees course owners taking a swing at noncorporate clients
After decades of stagnation and decline, Japan is trying to break the traditional male-dominated elitism of the bubble days and usher in a new era of growth. We're talking about golf.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2015
Abe pledges 2016 corporate tax cut as investment stays sluggish
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to follow through with a corporate tax cut, a day after government data underscored businesses' reluctance to ramp up domestic investment.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2015
The inclusive road to growth
There is no bigger policy challenge preoccupying leaders around the world than meeting the need to expand participation in the benefits of economic growth and globalization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2015
Will China crash and follow in Japan's footsteps?
If China experiences an economic fate similar to that of Japan, will it become more nationalistic abroad to distract from domestic disappointments?
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2015
Japanese wages post 0.6% rise, steepest in a decade
Regular wages increased in July by the most in nearly 10 years, aiding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to reflate the world's third-biggest economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2015
China's political interventions
Recent events should compell China's leaders to reconsider the extent to which they control the country's economy.

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